Aberdeenshire HER - NJ52SW0001 - WHITE HILL

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Primary ReferenceNJ52SW0001
NameWHITE HILL
NRHE Card No.NJ52SW1
NRHE Numlink 17703
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Remains of an enclosure formed by a severely robbed drystone wall, traceable now only as a rickle of stones. There is no trace of an entrance or interior occupation. Originally described as a large circle of stones from which many stones had been removed for building purposes. It is in a poor defensive position. This feature when photographed in 24/1/00 was deemed too large to be a stone circle, and there would appear to be more stones surviving than first reported. An evaluation was carried out in November 2016 by Gordon Noble and Oskar Svienbarnarson. The monument was recorded as consiting a sub-circular enclosure measuring circa 39 metres east-west and 34 metres north-south, defined by a low stone wall. The enclosure wall measures between 2-4 metres wide and up to 0.3 metres high. No evidence of an entrance or internal features are visible. A series of trenches were excavated, generally finding subsoil and few anthropogenic features. A possible interior feature in the form of stone rubble was identified in one trench, and another had traces of a potential floor layer near the outer enclosure wall.
Last Update05/05/2020
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Date of Compilation 

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National Grid Reference: NJ 5283 2441



Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
2017 Evaluation

Excavations and Surveys

Date MDate YTypeDurationDirector / OrganisationAuspicesFundExtent
112017 Excavation  NOBLE, SVEINBJARNARSONUOAHES 

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples Samples for radiocarbon dating were collected during the 2017 evaluation.
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
ENCLOSURES  A100
STONE-CIRCLES REMAINS OFB85